to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
understood; I see; OK; present; here
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cooking; food preparation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to cook (something) with rice
how; in what way; how about
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
kitchen; financial situation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that